Wethersfield Library, 515 Silas Deane Highway, Wethersfield is offering four computer classes in September. On Monday, Sept. 22 "All You Need to Know about Email" will meet at 2:30 p.m. Learn the fundamentals of sending and receiving email. Learn about attachments and the wonders of the address book. You do not need to own a computer to have an email account. Students will use laptop computers provided by the Library. Introduction to Microsoft Excel meets at 6:30 p.m. Learn the basics of a spreadsheet program. You will be taught how to enter data and format cells. Students will use laptop computers provided by the Library. Registration is required. Two additional classes will...

The Wall Street Journal says there's no difference between a child whose primary interest is reading and a child who uses social media obsessively. In WSJ's March 22-23 "Mind and Matter" column, Alison Gopnik recounts, in fable form, her...

Google has taken the first steps to meet a European ruling that citizens can have objectionable links removed from Internet search results, a ruling that pleased privacy campaigners but raised fears that the right can be abused to hide negative...

Six albums in nearly 40 years: it's not what you'd call prolific. But just listen to those albums — the layered guitar lines on "Piece of Mind," the Brad Delp's vocals on "Hitch a Ride," or pick your favorite spot — and you might agree...

SOUTHINGTON — State police are warning people of a possible telephone scam involving computers reported to them by Southington police.In the scam, a caller says they associated with Microsoft and that computers in the households are infected by a virus,...

LOS ANGELES — The NBA announced that Steve Ballmer's $2 billion purchase of the Clippers had closed on Tuesday, making the former Microsoft CEO the undisputed owner of the team.The transaction ends a fractious period of nearly four months in which...

Here are some useful new gadgets that could make your kid's school year better — if you don't keep and use them yourself!
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Bill Henningsgaard, identified as the pilot of the plane that crashed Friday into two houses in East Haven, worked for Microsoft for about 14 years and later became heavily involved in local social service and philanthropic efforts.
Henningsgaard was...

In the city's latest in a string of national distinctions, Hartford has been named America's most studied region.
From wage studies to political opinion surveys to test markets for cereal, Hartford fits the bill, it seems.
The report, released...

I knew it! I knew this would happen. Tuesday afternoon, I drew a cartoon about CL&P not getting power restored in a timely fashion, and Presto! We have power at my house as of Tuesday night at 7:30PM. It's the same principle I use when it's...

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We must focus our efforts on the hundreds of small companies based in our state and especially manufacturing firms.
I propose an incentive for hires in the high-tech and manufacturing sectors to build the work force for the future....

In late 2007, just before the great American financial meltdown began in earnest, Victor Wong turned down a summer job at a major New York investment bank to fire up a tiny enterprise of his own.
For good measure, he dropped out of Yale, too.
The bank...

I don't know what's been funnier to watch in past days: Bad Bernie Madoff, the swindling investor who made off with $65 billion of his clients' money over the last 20 years, pleaded guilty to fraud and insisted no one else in his family business was in...

It's Tuesday morning at the Netflix Hartford Distribution Center. Time to hand-sort 90,000 DVDs that were played over the weekend and mailed back on Monday.
Surprisingly, it's not all that high-tech. There are actually people there. Just an average-size,...